IT43665: MQ Explorer 'edit security settings' does not propagate personalkey store passwords

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• When using the MQ Explorer to modify the keystore password
  property values of sets of queue managers, the values are not
  updated correctly. This works correctly when updating the
  equivalent password property value for the truststores.
  
  When a connection is attempted to a Queue Manager following the
  update, the error AMQ4598 can be seen for each queue manager, as
  a result of the failure to update the keystore passwords.
  

Local fix

• To work around the issue you can look to update the individual
  queue manager personnel keystore values one at a time.
  

Problem summary

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  USERS AFFECTED:
  This issue affects users of the IBM MQ Explorer attempting to
  update the personal keystore password properties of sets of
  queue managers.
  
  
  Platforms affected:
  Windows, Linux on x86-64
  
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  PROBLEM DESCRIPTION:
  When using MQExplorer to change a set of queue managers the
  personal keystore password values were not correctly set to the
  new values.  This could result in an error AMQ4598 when
  attempting to connect to any of the queue managers.
  
  Here are the steps for reproducing the issue:
  
    - Right-click on the ALL set
    - Select "Edit Security Settings"
    - Next to "Specify SSL certificate store details"
    - Enter the correct password for the Personal Certificate
  store
    - Press next
    - Press next to "Select which queue managers to change"
    - Press select all.
    - Press Finish
  
  Now from the all set select a qmgr to connect. Receive error
  "Key store file "<path to the key>.jks" could not be opened with
  the given password (AMQ4598) for each Queue Manager.
  

Problem conclusion

• The IBM MQ Explorer has been updated to correctly store the
  personal keystore passwords for the selected queue managers.
  
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  The fix is targeted for delivery in the following PTFs:
  
  Version    Maintenance Level
  v9.x CD    9.4.1
  
  The latest available maintenance can be obtained from
  'IBM MQ Recommended Fixes'
  https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/recommended-fixes-ibm-mq
  
  If the maintenance level is not yet available information on
  its planned availability can be found in 'IBM MQ
  Planned Maintenance Release Dates'
  https://ibm.biz/mqplannedmaintenance
  
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Temporary fix

Comments

APAR Information

• APAR is sysrouted FROM one or more of the following:

• APAR is sysrouted TO one or more of the following:

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  MQ BASE V9.3

• Fixed component ID

  5724H7291

Applicable component levels